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TIE legislature has adjourned.
The appropriations lor the
University of Nebraska have been
settled for the next biennium. In
the course of that settlement, the
university has been subjected to
one of the most thorough, and in
sonr lespects. the most bitter ex
aminations and criticisms which
have ever been leveled at this in
stitution, even recognizing- the fact
that the biyearly session of the
ptate lawmakers is always a pe
riod ot tension for this school.
For those who have an idealistic
conception of education it was dis
coui aging to realize that certain
political interests took advantage
of this hostile attitude to make
capital for themselves. It was dis
illusioning to realize that the con
troversy over appropriations could
nut be fought out entirely on the
basja of. principle. Instead of be
ing able to reckon all the oppo
nents of the institution as being
opposed entirely because they felt
the need for economy or because
they sincerely questioned the worth
ot education, one had to reckon
that some were opposed because
they felt a personal grudge of
some sort, or because their vote
for or against the university ap
propriations would be repaid by a
vote for or against beer or some
thing else.
KSIDES this, or because of
this, the university has had to
walk sottly for fear some legisla
to would take offense at some
si. dent or faculty utterance, there
by jeapordizing the support of the
institution. Any agitation, or the
ir.f.e announcement ot a fact
vhich appealed in any way to have
possibilities for offending a legis
lator was held in abeyance. The
Daily Nebraskan, for instance,
found it advisable to say little or
nothing about the pacifistic peti
tion which was being signed by
students inasmuch as the question
ii olved was a highly controver
sial one.
The university does have a re
sponsibility to the people of the
Ft: te for its support and it appie
fSftes that responsibility. But it
La deplorable in the extreme that
Vocalise of that support the uni
ve.sity should feel afraid to touch
any controversial subjects. It is
m U ltimate that a state educa
tu .ial institution or any of its con
st t ients should be expected to be
F-n servient in its policies or ideas
to what the controllers of its fi-iiM-f'al
deludes believe.
T1 is ;iigh time that the people of
vne slate recognize that they
an 'oe-i served by a university
v!':?h is entirely unfettered by po
litical influences, entirely inde-pen-ionl
in its thinking and acting.
It it. proper, of course, that the ad
ministration of the money pro
vider! by the state should be care
fully inquired about. It is appro
priate that the state legislators
should scan carefully the work of
the institution to see that the
money spent by the taxpayers is
bringing value received.
But this by no means implies
that the university administration,
faculty, or student body should
feel impelled to muffle their ideas.
The university should promote, not
stifle, independent thought. And
if that thought is a little unortho
dox according to the tenets of the
"average taxpayer" or the major
ity of legislators, there should be
a strenuous fight waged if opposi
tion to that unorthocloxy takes the
form of crippling the financial re
sources of the university.
HPHE Nebraskan has no disposi-
tion to grieve over what the
university was given by the re
cently defunct legislature. We
realize that in the main the force
behind the criticism of the univer
sity was the drastic need for econ
omy and that the slash in the uni
versity budget was primarily a sin
cere effort to effect this economy.
Furthermore the Nebraskan has
no desire to maintain that some
criticisms of the university might
not be just.
But regardless of how much or
little the legislature has voted the
unive.sity or ever does appropri
ate for this institution, regardless
of how badly the legislature feels
that the appropriation is admin
istered or how many defects they
may see in the policy of the insti
tution, we want to enter a protest
to the idea that the university
must cowtow to the prejudices of
the legislators or the people of the
state. This university is not wor
thy of the name if it cannot act
and think and teach without al
ways keeping one eye open to see
how the political leaders in the
state react. The doors of every
building on the campus would be
better shut immediately if it is
tacitly assumed that the biennial
funds for this school must be ob
tained by clever politics or by sub
serviency. Another liig Day
For the Merchants.
HTllte only thing against mothers
as a class that we know of is
the yearly outpouring of extrava
gant sentimentality about them
perpetrated by the press, the radio,
and of course the advertisers.
Much of this sloppy twaddle is
meant well, and should, perhaps,
be taken as it is meant. But lots
of the most obnoxious slush is put
out by commercial interests who
hope to reap some material gain
by touching the hear ts of sons and
daughters.
It is unfortunate that nearly
every day of commemoration in
the American calendar has been
siezed upon by merchandisers as
an excuse for a commercial
splurge. And along with this form
of commemoration goes the typi
cal American custom of stifling
real sentiment by overdoing the
ballyhoo.
American people cannot be left
alone with their feelings. On
Mother's day, for instance, they
must needs have the radio blat
platitudinous sentimentalities at
them. They are confronted by
standardized expressions in the
press which assume that any
mother is necessarily a saint. They
buy red carnations on the street
corners and send prepared tele
grams home, all in celebration of
their feelings for mother.
"1I7-ELL, perhaps all that is all
VV right. Doubtless it is better
that Americans should revere the
ideals of motherhood en masse
than not at all. And most of the
expr essions of sentiment are prob
ably sincere.
But as for us we wish to com
memorate Mother's day, not by
writing a trite eulogy, but by sug
gesting that personal sentiment
can be expressed just as well in a
quiet, unobtrusive fashion. Stu
dents in the university are likely
to be just beginning to awaken to
what mothers and fathers have
meant to them. Such feelings as
thev have, however, are personal
and are chiefly valuable because
they are personal. Baring your
feelings to the public in dramatic
and emotional outbursts of speech
or print is not an essential part of
the commemoration of Mother's
day.
The real value of Mother's day
will be felt by those who in quiet
reflection realize what a particu
lar mother has meant. If this real
ization can be expressed to the
mother herself in an intimate man
ner so much the belter. If not, it
is better confined to the conscious
ness of the individual than spread
across a printed page in terms of
overworked emotional content.
LEROSSIGNOL BRINGS
ORGANIZED BUSINESS
MEETING TO CAMPUS
(Continued from Page 1).
the Wednesday meeting by Dean
LeRossignol, 1,000 or more -business
men from Nebraska and oth
er states are expected to be in at
tendance. The first speaker will be Gray
Sterling of Kearney. He is presi
dent of the Nebraska Dry Goods
and Ready to Wear association.
His subject is to be, "I am Putting
my Store on a Profit Basis." Clif
ford Crook j, head of the research
department of the Nebraska Farm
er, will address the convention at
tendants on "The Opportunities of
a Small Town Retailer" and Allen
Hupp, secretary of the Omaha Re
tailers' association, will speak on
"Help Yourself, Mr. Retailer." This
will conclude the morning session.
Luncheon Planned.
At the noon luncheon, scheduled
at the chamber of commerce, the
principal speaker, Burdette G.
Lewis will be introduced by J. E.
LeRossignol. Lewis, a graduate
of the university in 1904, is now a
nationally known economist o'f
Chicago and New York. He will
discuss "Regionalism," a plan he
has devised to bring about a closer
unification of the states in a politi
cal and business basis, in his ad
dress, "The Control of Business
Under the Auspices of the Govern
ment." Mr. Lewis has held important
positions with some of the largest
business corporations in the United
Staffs anjd . ccojes the ppmt
with facts from experience.
J. E. Kirshman, professor of fi
nance in the college of business ad
ministration, will preside during
the afternoon. L. Roy Cozanne,
the first speaker of the afternoon,
will point out "Fourteen Ways for
Nebraska Merchants to Get More
Business in 1933."
Following Cozanne will be W. H.
Brokay, of the agricultural college
who will speak of "An Analysis of
the Farm Situation" with regard
to its relation to Nebraska busi
ness. Dean Stockton to Speak.
Dean Frank T. Stockton will be
heard as final speaker of the day.
He is to discuss the "Foreign Mar
kets for American Products."
All chamber of commerce secre
taries throughout the state have
been invited to attend the meet
ings and to remain over Thursday
for the School of Commercial Sec
retaries, a new feature for such
May Sale of KNICKERS
200 Pairs of Knickers
left from 4 piece suits
$395
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colporated in future years in the
"Organized Business" meetings.
CLARK EICHELBERGER
TO GIVE ADDRESS ON
ECONOMIC ASSEMBLY
r Continued from rage 1).
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of the movement of capital, re
strictions on international trade,
tariff and treaty policies, and the
organization of production and
trade.
-.. Ti'iii.iiViri-pr who has ap-
reared on the campus before and
... , .Ml V.rt r, .iitVl
is well known nere, win jk
panied on this trip by Harry E.
Terrell, secretary of the Council
for the Prevention of War, from
Des Moines, who is arranging a
statewide student conference next
year to which all state colleges
will send representatives.
Miss Laura B. Pfoiffer, associate
professor of European History at
this university, is the secretary of
the local League of Nations asso
ciation, and has been active in ob
taining Mr. Eichelbcrger to speak.
TWO OTENTSEARN
HONORS IN CONTEST
Twenty Girls Enter Meat
Judging Event Held on
Ag Campus.
Two nor theastern Nebraska stu
dents copped high honors in the
annual meats and crops judging
and identification contests held on
the college of agriculture campus
Saturday. Henrietta Hafner of
Bloomfield won the co-ed meats
while Elmer Heyne of Wisner took
lop honors in the crops event.
Twenty girls entered the girls
meats judging contest. Prof. Wil
Mam J. Loeffel had direct charge.
Ruth Wolfe of Denton was second,
Ada B. Johnson of Mead third,
Beulah Kline of Lincoln fourth and
Anna Brinkman of Arlington fifth.
The winner, Henrietta Hafner,
ranked third in identification, and
fifth in judging all classes.
Teresa Livershal of Plattsmouth
won the judging division of the
meats contest. Ada Johnson was
first in identification. Judges for
the girls' contest included Wayne
Bishop, Floyd Hedlund, La Verne
Gengrich, George Harrison, Eva
Buel, Cleotus Reinmiller, Vernon
Miller, and the Misses Peters, Gib
bons and Spoerry.
Winners in the Tri-K club agron
ony contest were not announced
until late Saturday evening when
the annual "victory" banquet was
held. In all classes Paul Harvey
was second, Boyd Shank third, Ray
Kinch, fourth, and Phillip Hender
son fifth. The boys judged various
classes of grains and identified
many varieties of farm grains.
In announcing the winners of the
identification and judging, Prof.
Anton Frolik, who had charge of
the contest, said students trying
out for the judging team were not
included. Darrell Bauder won both
events among the beginning agron
omy students. Stanley Whitson
was second in identification, and
Bill Garnick and Ardell James
were tied for third. Whitson stood
second in judging and J. Vernon
Keller third.
$8.5
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. fancy patterns
PSYCHOLOGICAL Bf
TO DRAW N
EBUASKM
S
Four Local Professors Will
Appear on Program
At Ames.
The Midwestern Psychological
association meeting at Amos la
May 18 to 20, has attracted nearly
a score of University of Nebraska
advanced students in psychology
and members of the p.sycholopv
faculty.
The program for the meeting
will include the names of four Ne
braskans: Dr. J. P. Guilford, associate pro.
fessor of psychology, who will rend
a paper on "Pigmentation and Vis.
ual Sensitivity"; E. K. Frye, grad
uate student, whose subject will be
"Mechanical Aptitude of Siblings";
Dr. A. F. Jenness, assistant pro
fessor psychology, scheduled to
discuss "The Facilitation of .sleep
ing Hypnosis by Previous Motor
Responses in the Waking State";
and Dr. D. A. Worchester, profes
sor of educational psychology, who
will present a paper, of which he
is the collaborate author with Ber
nice Silkett, entitled "The Distance
from the Eye to Work Among
School Children Engaged at Vari
ous Tasks."
Included in the Nebraska party
will be Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Guil
ford, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Jenness,
Prof, and Mrs. B. C. Sarvis, Dr.
D. A. Worchester, Dr. S. M. Corey,
W. B. Jones, Ruth John, Leona
Failor, Norman Frederiksen,
Louise Hofseditz, Hope Campbell,
Beatrice Marshall, Betty Pringle,
Roy Ilackman, Robert Hardin, and
R. W. Deal. Several others may
decide at a later date to attend the
meeting.
Dr. Fordyee Addresses
Elba Graduating Class
Dr. Charles Fordyee, chairman
of the department of Educational
Psychology at the University of
Nebraska, addressed the graduat
ing class of the Elba public school
on Thursday evening, May 11, us
ing as his subject, "Education for
Present Day Needs."
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